Dymock

Settlement in Gloucestershire Forest of Dean

England

Dymock

Boyce Court Boyce Court viewed from the Daffodil Way. The house was built in 1835 for Drummond family. A fine looking Grade II listed early 19th century house beside a cedar tree. — Boyce Court Credit: Philip Halling

Dymock is a small village located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Situated near the border of Herefordshire, it lies approximately 5 miles south of Ledbury and 6 miles east of Newent. The village is nestled in the picturesque countryside of the Dymock Forest, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Dymock is known for its rich history, dating back to the Roman times. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and has retained its traditional charm throughout the centuries. Its architecture showcases a mix of styles, from timber-framed cottages to Georgian and Victorian houses.

The village has a close-knit community, with a population of around 1,000 residents. It offers a range of amenities, including a primary school, a village hall, and a parish church dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. The church, built in the 14th century, features stunning stained glass windows and intricate stone carvings.

Dymock is also renowned for its association with the Dymock Poets, a group of early 20th-century writers who found inspiration in the village's natural beauty. Poets such as Robert Frost, Rupert Brooke, and Edward Thomas frequently gathered in Dymock, leaving behind a literary heritage that is celebrated to this day.

The surrounding countryside provides ample opportunities for outdoor activities, including walking, cycling, and horse riding. The Dymock Forest offers peaceful woodland trails, while nearby May Hill provides stunning panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

Overall, Dymock is a charming village steeped in history and natural beauty, offering a tranquil and idyllic setting for residents and visitors alike.

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Dymock Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.978449/-2.439401 or Grid Reference SO6931. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Boyce Court

Boyce Court viewed from the Daffodil Way. The house was built in 1835 for Drummond family. A fine looking Grade II listed early 19th century house beside a cedar tree.

Philip Halling

Boyce Court

Boyce Court viewed from the Daffodil Way. The house was built in 1835 for Drummond family. A fine looking Grade II listed early 19th century house beside a cedar tree.

Philip Halling

Dymock Road south of Dymock

David Howard

M50 underpass footpath

A small tunnel leading under the M50, defaced with graffiti.

Pebble

B4215 bridge over M50

One of the more eye-catching bridge designs of bridges over the M50. When the motorway was opened, some of the publicity celebrated that each overbridge was different, though this was partly aesthetic design, partly engineering needs.

David Smith

Thatched cottage, Dymock

Eirian Evans

Layby on the B4215

The layby on the left used to be the original route of the B4215 until it was realigned when a bridge was built of the M50 motorway which was one of Britain's earliest motorways which opened in 1960.

Philip Halling

Former Police Station and House, Dymock

Dated 1898 and next to the former railway station. Dymock is a very attractive village and an extremely lively community, but like so many villages it is full of 'former' facilities - pubs, shops, railway, canal, school, etc. Dymock is forever famous for its links with early 20th century poetry.

Philip Pankhurst

High House, Dymock

The former rectory, dating from the early 18th century. Recently smartened up and now flats. In Pevsner, Verey describes the house as 'upstanding' - I can't improve on that.

Philip Pankhurst

Ann Cam's School, Dymock

The former village school, built in 1825.

Philip Pankhurst

Former railway bridge, Tillers Green

Beautifully constructed on a slight skew of brick and stone, this bridge took a farm track over the former GWR branch from Ledbury to Gloucester and may one day straddle the rebuilt Hereford to Gloucester canal, which the railway replaced.

Philip Pankhurst

The lane to Pound Farm, Tillers Green

Pound Farm dates from the 16th century and is seen from the former GWR railway bridge at Tillers Green.

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Woods Cottage, Dymock

One of a series of ancient timbered cottages lining the village street in Dymock.

Philip Pankhurst

The Old Cottage, Dymock

Aptly named cruck cottage on the main street in this attractive village, which is forever associated with daffodils and poets.

Philip Pankhurst

Great Wadley, Dymock

Large early 19th century house in the village centre. Formerly an inn and a shop, but now just dignified housing. The 1884 datestone is a mystery, however.

Philip Pankhurst

Site of Dymock station

The platform edge and the bridge are all that remain of one of the most picturesque of Great Western branchline stations. Clark's standard work on GW stations shows it in its heyday [page 62]. The bridge has recently been rebuilt and will one day span the Hereford to Gloucester canal on whose route the Ledbury to Gloucester line was built in the 1880s. The line was built by the Newent Railway, but absorbed into the GWR in 1892.

Philip Pankhurst

The Old Cottage, Dymock

Aptly named grade II listed house on the main street in Dymock.

Eirian Evans

Dymock Village

The first view of the historic village centre that would have greeted rail passengers arriving at Dymock station. It's a view that has hardly changed since the railway closed to passengers in 1959.

Philip Pankhurst

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Dymock is located at Grid Ref: SO6931 (Lat: 51.978449, Lng: -2.439401)

Administrative County: Gloucestershire

District: Forest of Dean

Police Authority: Gloucestershire